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The former Colombian National Director of Anti-Corruption pleaded guilty in Miami after a DEA sting operation caught him soliciting a $132,000 bribe to undermine an investigation into a local politician.
According to his plea, Luis Gustavo Moreno Rivera, 36, conspired to launder money in order to promote foreign bribery.… Continue Reading
Malaysia’s former spy chief Hasanah Abdul Hamid after her arrest WednesdayEight former agents from Malaysia’s foreign intelligence agency were arrested this week for allegedly stealing $12 million in government funds.… Continue Reading
A former Geneva-based oil trader was given an 18-month suspended sentence for bribing officials in Africa in exchange for oil shipments.
Pascal Collard, a Belgian with Swiss residence, admitted bribing officials in the Congo and Ivory Coast.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Manager Global Compliance Operations
Employer: Arthrex, Inc. 
Location: Naples, Florida USA
Description: The Compliance Operations, Manager will support the development and implementation of all global compliance program elements. Specifically, this position is accountable for supporting the Risk Management & Compliance function with an emphasis on policy and procedure management, training and communications, third party due diligence and overall functional organization.… Continue Reading
During the first half of 2018, seven issuers resolved FCPA offenses with the the DOJ or SEC or both. When did the companies first learn about their potential FCPA offenses, (according to their own disclosures), when did they first disclose the potential offenses, and when did they finally resolve the offenses with the feds?… Continue Reading
The Netherlands, a country well respected in many regards for its commitment to organized labor and workers’ rights, fails even to marginally protect a different class of vulnerable employee: the whistleblower.… Continue Reading
The FCPA Blog recently asked, Why do normal employees violate the FCPA? As a sales executive who formerly considered himself to be one of those “normal” employees, that’s a question I’ve struggled to answer.… Continue Reading
Leniency programs (a.k.a. amnesty programs and deferred prosecution agreements) have so far proven the most successful and effective enforcement strategy tool, leading to its widespread adoption worldwide.
At the same time, the business community and competition authorities increasingly face a number of critical challenges to ensuring the continued incentivization and effectiveness of leniency programs.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an administrative order Monday that completed the feds’ earlier $64 million FCPA enforcement action against investment manager Legg Mason Inc.
On June 4, Maryland-based Legg Mason entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ to resolve FCPA violations in Libya.… Continue Reading
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a non-resident foreign national cannot be charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or with aiding and abetting a violation of the FCPA, unless the government can show that he acted as an agent of a “domestic concern” or while physically present in the United States.… Continue Reading
The Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL) received a declination with disgorgement from the DOJ Thursday for FCPA offenses related to bribing a Barbadian official.
Under the terms of the declination pursuant to the DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Policy, ICBL paid the DOJ about $93,900 in disgorged profits.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Executive Director, E&C Head of Policy & Strategic Excellence
Employer: Novartis
Location: East Hanover, New Jersey USA
Description: The position is responsible for leading the Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Policy & Strategic Excellence group.… Continue Reading
